Congenital Mirror Movement and Migraine Association- Case Report

Mirror movements occur in early childhood, due to the maturation of the corpus callosum of non-crossing motor pathways.It was considered normal until the age of 10 and was rarely reported after 10 years. Mirror movements are involuntary movements that occur in homologous contralateral extremity on voluntary activation. Permanent mirror movements can occur with anomalies, however also reported familial and sporadic cases. Migraine is the most common primary headache in childhood. Prevalence ranges from 1-3% between the ages of 3-7 and 8-23% in the adolescence. In adolescence, girls are more frequent. Imaging studies are not necessary for diagnosing migraine; detailed history and physical examination are sufficient. In this study, here we present a girl with mirror movement accompanied migraine.